Emmanuelle Marceau, Lauréna Kamseu Téné et Josianne Barrette-Moran viennent de publier, dans la revue Éthique publique, l’article

Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Rückblick: Talk im Turm zu Desinformation und Algorithmen

“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality

Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

I met Oscar D’Alva, a researcher at the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), at  a bar in Botafogo during the pre-conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) taking  place in Rio de Janeiro in mid-October 2025.

Rethink Trade invited Kristina Irion to their podcast. In this episode, we discuss digital trade and how the Trump administration is blackmailing Europe over steel/ aluminum tariffs to tone down its digital rulebook. 
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Die Entwicklung funktionsfähiger Spermien ist ein hochkomplexer Prozess und eine Grundvoraussetzung für die männliche Fruchtbarkeit. Störungen in diesem Prozess sind eine häufige Ursache für Unfruchtbarkeit. Doch die molekularen Mechanismen, die den präzisen Aufbau eines Spermiums steuern, sind noch immer in weiten Teilen unbekannt. Eine besondere Herausforderung für die Forschung liegt in der extrem geringen Größe der beteiligten Zellstrukturen, die mit herkömmlichen Mikroskopen kaum zu erkennen sind.

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How impact entrepreneurs can shape digital innovation to build technologies that create meaningful and lasting societal change.
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The students of the course ‘The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Visions in Science Fiction, Politics and Society’ (Master’s programme ‘Science, Technology and Society’) cordially invite you to a film evening on 9 December 2025, 6 p.m. in HS 3. The movie ‘Moon’ (2009, English OV with subtitles) will be shown. After the film, there will be a discussion organised by the students on social visions of artificial intelligence. No registration required; all interested parties are very welcome.

AI is changing higher education. This article explores the risks of bias and why we need a critical approach.
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aau_ubOn December 8 the University Library stays closed.
Please register in good time – 24 hours in advance of your use – for the 24/7 library to use our reading rooms and media stacks all around the clock as usual.
We look forward to your visit!
 
Our opening hours:
Mo, Th: 8.30 am – 7 pm
Tu, We, Fr: 8.30 am – 5 pm
Sa: 9 am – 1 pm

A few weeks ago, I came across a metaphor from one of my favorite authors, Brené Brown, that has stayed with me. She describes trust-building in human relationships as filling a marble jar: every trustworthy action we do for each other—keeping a promise, remembering personal details, showing up when it matters—is like adding a marble to the jar.